4th Edition is Looming - Here is More Evidence

[Umbran]

Sure, it may happen that way. But I feel it is best to not take anything as a fact regarding 4E until it is actually a fact. The 4E hysteria is already bad enough without misunderstandings like in this thread.

Yah. It is perhaps important to note that when folks come here, they're perusing "EN World - Morrus' D&D/d20 News & Reviews Site". While this isn't to say that we can't speculate and theorize, it does mean we ought to put a little effort into drawing the line between real news and the less well-supported flapping of our jaws.

If we put in that effort now, when we do finally have news, it'll be rather easy to tell it apart.

 

[rgard]

4e stole my bike!

4e ate my lunch!

 

[Vigilance]

Im not even sure whether or not there is an OGL will even matter for 4e. Unless they make the game unrecognizable... well... OSRIC 3e anyone?

Chuck

 

[DonTadow]

Yah. It is perhaps important to note that when folks come here, they're perusing "EN World - Morrus' D&D/d20 News & Reviews Site". While this isn't to say that we can't speculate and theorize, it does mean we ought to put a little effort into drawing the line between real news and the less well-supported flapping of our jaws.

If we put in that effort now, when we do finally have news, it'll be rather easy to tell it apart.

I doubt anyones confusing forum talk with news. I'm sure the day 4e is announced it will be on the news on the front page.

 

[Mercule]

4e ate my lunch!

4E touched me in bad places.

 

[Vigilance]

Gaming Report's Dan Sivils spoke to D&D Associate Brand Manager, Kevin Wilson and other WotC officials at GenCon today. Kevin Wilson confirmed that: 1) WotC is not working on a 4E which will force players to use miniatures, and 2) no 4E products will be released in 2007.

So really, we're more than a year away if this is to be believed. I also doubt they'd release anytime but GenCon, which brings us to GenCon 2008 or 18 months.

Not exactly imminent.

Chuck

 

[Turanil]

eeee

Who said "useless"?

 

[Gundark]

4e beat me up when I was a child. I'll never forgive it for that!

-The Gneech

4th edition is sooo bad@$$ it lost it's virginity before 2nd edition

 

[Jim Hague]

I look at this like movie spoilers. There are things that have been corroborated by a few very different sources. So I'm not taking it for fact, but I'll take it as more than likely true.

Excepting the fact that those sources - respectable industry folks, yes, true - are, by and large, not involved with the day to day operations of the D&D brand. Therefore they have slightly more educated guesses than some, but it's not anything resembling evidence or even a solid indication of direction. This isn't akin to spoilers for a movie - it's people talking in a cafe. Rumors and speculation, nothing more.

I'm with Umbran on this one - stop posting unfounded speculation and talking about 'informed' sources you're drawing your speculation from. As has been said, the only folks that might know aren't talking.

 

[Aaron L]

I have it from a reliable source that they are working on releasing 3.75E by 2008.

Very reliable.